And finally it's all present and accounted for!!!
Today we're launching our very first contest for our dear readers to participate in and we've got a bunch of cool prizes to hand out.
Let's be honest... you're really saying to yourselves, "I love winning free shit. I'll do anything. Just tell me about the prizes first. I don't care what's I gotta do."
As the great Ace Venture once said, "Alriiiiighty then."
First place
You've seen them featured prominently on Objectivo, the American Outlaws, and Red Card Clothing now you can have your very own.... Free Beer Movement T-Shirt!
They bleed red, white, and blue... they're the loudest, drunkest U.S. supporters...they're often times disguised behind bandannas... it's the American Outlaws and they want you to have one of their brand-new.... AO Supporter's Scarves!
Third Place
Last, but certainly not least (and technically not last at all... clearly you're beating out plenty of other people to get to 3rd place) you'll be the first kid on your block and, frankly, the entire nation to have you very own stack of.... Free Beer Movement stickers!
We just had a huge batch printed with the new crest and not even our mom has one yet (sorry. mom!) They look great, as you can see, as beer labels. But we'd certainly allow you to put the dozen or so that you'd win where ever you'd like.Now that you know the prizes it really begs the most obvious question, "What do I have to do to get my hands one of these three fabulous prizes?"
Like the iconic 1980 song by the Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime" we're asking the question "How did I get here?" We at the Free Beer Movement, builders of American soccer, one beer at a time want to know how you, dear reader, became a fan of soccer and how you show your devotion.
We're looking for stories (and pictures) that define how you became and how you are a fan of soccer in this country that is on the verge of embracing soccer. Your story is important in shaping our collective soccer past and forging forward in our soccer future.
So please ask yourself, "How did I get here?" Write it down (attach a couple of pictures) and send your stories to freebeermovement (at) gmail.com OR leave your story in the comments section (no pics then!)
Have your submission in by the close of business on Friday, June 5th and all winning submissions (and maybe a few "honorable mentions") will be featured on the site the week before the opening of the World Cup!
Tomorrow we'll feature FBM Founder Dan's story for an, errr, "inspirational" example.
Good luck!
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I am a general sports nut that has parents that couldn't care less about sports.
ReplyDeleteI don't really know how I started to like soccer. I remember liking Sheffield Wednesday because John Harkes played there and John was my favorite member of the USMNT at the time.
When I went to college I'd watch a lot of the games for the men's and women's teams at Clarkson.
After graduation I moved in with my dad in Rochester, NY. One day I heard that a player I knew in college had signed with the Rochester Rhinos, Mike Kirmse.
So, I started following the Rhinos because he was on the team. I thought it was cool to sit there and say "I played indoor against Kirmse in college".
Then about five years ago one of the local soccer radio shows said that they were looking for a new "News Director". I had listened to the show for years and my wife nudged me to through my hat into the ring.
Well, they didn't get a lot of responses, so I got a shot. 5 years later, I have a ton of fun little stories and I usually look forward to doing the show that focuses mainly on the Rhinos, but have had some other great guests.
My favorite interview was getting Abby Wambach live from the Women's World Cup in China a few years back when she was in the mixed zone after scoring the QF game winner versus England.
So, if volunteering for 5 years on a soccer radio show counts as trying to spread the word on this great game, that's what I do.
What the hell are we writing about? I don't pay attention well. Just ask every teacher I've had while in school for 20 years. Let's just say we are talking about soccer and how we became infected with the sickness (what a fantastic sickness it is). In the states we probably all have the same start. Our parents didn't want to go to jail for killing us as small children so they found us a sport. It was youth soccer for me and I'm sure for many of the FBM readers. It was an average of 2 million degrees in Texas in the summer so I don't think I enjoyed it much.
ReplyDeleteFast forward to high school where I was small and slow...kind of like some of our past US players. Lots of bench time until I was asked to leave for arguing too much with the coach. Its a gift I have. Another jump past college to the Summer of 2006. A good friend told us we need to go to World Cup in Germany. He has been to 4 and they were always a blast. My lady and some friends piled on the plane and 20 liver blistering, train riding, bratwurst eating days later we where all hooked for life. As I prepare to leave for South Africa and spend my family's savings I reflect on how exciting the game is for me. If you have a friend that does not agree I would suggest you spend the jack next fall when one of the big EPL teams come to the states and go to the game. The atmosphere alone is worth the trip. Its adult spring break! See you in the stands!
steve
This is my amendment to the above. At the age of 39 I now play soccer twice a week with kids half my age at the University of Texas Intramural fields. I am sore all the fucking time! I am also helping some guy named Dan get the Austin chapter of the American Outlaws off the ground. Love, peace, chicken grease.
ReplyDeletesteve
I was born with a ball at my feet. Send me that scarf! sincerely, JF
ReplyDeleteIn 1982 I graduated High school. My buddies & I had no jobs and no prospects, so we got in to watching the World Cup. In Spanish - since US tv did not show (and cable TV had not been invented). Best, one of the guys had a brother who was of age, so we sent him to buy beers each day of the WC, from the countries playing. This was back when Corona actually came from Mexico - and was a GREAT beer.
ReplyDeleteBeen watching soccer ever since. And drinking beer.
DJM
Played hockey my whole life. I learned to skate before I could walk. In 8th grade I quit hockey and picked up lacrosse and ran with that into high school until my junior year, note i moved from nj to sc before my freshman year. News came about after my junior year that i would need to move back up to nj for my senior year of highschool... imagine, being the new kid, SENIOR YEAR. needless to say when i moved back to nj in the summer before senior year, i had nothing, absolutely nothing, to do.
ReplyDeletei found myself on my couch one day flipping through channels when i found fox soccer channel. i began to watch, and when school started that year, i was a loner. BUT soccer became a friend and have not stopped following the game since then. for 2 years i have religiously followed soccer. i even slip up and call it football in conversation. now in college, all of my close buddies are long time players and fans, and that truly bonds us. i play goalie for our intramural team.
but i like to think that soccer has the possibilities to begin new lives, and to provide safety, and hope for the world, because thats what it has given me; something to love that is completely out of my control, and a sense of belief that all man kind is actually good at heart. because when the ball is being kicked around, whether its on the wembley pitch or the street outside my dorm, everyone is always having fun.
thanks guys, regardless if i win or not, i wanted to tell my story.
-christian